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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

Believe Your Patient Who Denies Alcohol Dependence/Celiac Disease as a Cause of Wernicke Encephalopathy.

Zainab Aziz, Sarah Dry, Guy A Weiss

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zainab AzizDepartment of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-9269
Sarah DryDepartment of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Guy A WeissCeliac Disease Program, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a patient admitted with altered mental status and nutritional deficiency who was misdiagnosed with Wernicke Encephalopathy. Subsequently, as an outpatient, she was diagnosed with Celiac disease (CeD) following extensive neurologic workup. While CeD and other gluten-associated disorders are typically associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, patients may also present with neurologic symptoms, such as altered mental status, ataxia, and encephalopathy. Once a gluten-free diet was initiated along with nutritional supplements, the patient's mental status gradually improved. Given CeD's diverse symptom profile, it can often be a challenging to clinically suspect and diagnose accurately.

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Celiac diseaseextra-gastrointestinal symptomsgluten free dietWernicke's Encephalopathy

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PMCPMC13318069

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